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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

So 'A PROPOS' for RICHARD III...

The
discovery of Richard III's remains has historical buffs around the world
feverishly excited over this astonishing moment in history! In order to highlight
this grand event, I’d like to recommend an excellent book by Robin Maxwell that
was released in 2005,

TO THE TOWER BORN, revolves around the mystery of the little princes in the Tower, their sister
Elizabeth of York (Princess Bessie and later Henry Tudor's wife, Queen Bessie),
and their Uncle Richard.

Excellent
book!

From Publishers Weekly

Anglophile
Maxwell (The Wild Irish) fictionalizes another curious episode from
English history with her spirited, colorful fifth novel, about the unexplained
disappearance of princes Edward and Richard of York, who vanished without a
trace from the Tower of London in 1483. The story unfolds from the point of
view of Nell Caxton, the quick-witted, independent daughter of England's first
printer and best friend to Princess Bessie (sister to the princes and daughter
of Queen Elizabeth Woodville). With the sudden death of King Henry, the first
in the Tudor line, and the ascension of his eldest son, 13-year-old Prince
Edward, insidious power plays and conspiracies roil England. Before young
Edward V can be crowned, Lord Hastings and Harry Buckingham lose their heads
and the Duke of Gloucester connives to become Richard III. In the midst of the
struggle, the two princes are abducted. Maxwell's solution to what happens
next—events that have long been the subject of speculation—brims with
page-turning drama. As always, she provides a lusty backdrop and makes the
story accessible to readers who aren't versed in all the finer points of
British history.AVAILABLE ON KINDLE